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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 72

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 72
elvet, have haunted theroyal dreams. And the rest of them, clusteredround the vain king, while in the backgroundthe great figures of the time loom hugely as theyplay with the crowned puppets. The note of the time, as we look at it withour eyes keen on the picture, is the final evolution 40 ENGLISH… … lined with fine stuff and the turnover shows thisto advantage; then the sides are split and theback is made more full; then a tag is sewn onto the sides by which means the cut side may HENRY THE EIGHTH 41 be fastened off the shoulders. The front is now stiffened and shaped at an angle, this front…

Costume -- Great Britain

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